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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Tales of Back-to-School Shopping

August 28, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

You know what’s asking for trouble? Taking three sugared up kids shopping for school supplies. (Yep, they finally cashed in on that first-day-of-school ice cream I promised. On day four.) But I hit Office Depot with those chocolatey little buggers anyway. Because that’s how I roll.

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Here’s to You, Star Teachers

August 12, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

As a child — all the way through high school, even — I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I’d play school, bossing everyone around, and thought, “What could be better?” Now that I’m an adult, and some of my closest friends are amazing teachers, I know that their job isn’t all […]

Filed Under: featured, Sponsored Post, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: back to school, ODRewards, Office Depot, school, Star Teacher, teachers

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